The Gateway Pundit reported on an announcement from the Division of Protection {that a} ship named for homosexual rights icon Harvey Milk might be renamed.
Milk, a former Navy officer, was one of many first overtly homosexual elected officers within the U.S., serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1977 till his assassination in 1978.
Underscoring the Navy’s new coverage of ending politicizing ship naming, Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth introduced the ship might be branded the USNS Oscar V. Peterson to honor the Medal of Honor recipient.
Peterson sacrificed his personal life for fellow shipmates and earned the Medal of Honor posthumously.
Secretary of Protection Hegseth sharedm “We’re taking the politics out of ship naming.”
“We’re not renaming the ship to something political. This isn’t about political activists, not like the earlier administration… Individuals wish to be pleased with the ship they’re crusing in.”
Peterson earned hero standing for his actions within the Battle of the Coral Sea throughout the Second World Struggle. Though he was gravely wounded, when Japanese dive bombers focused the united statesNeosho within the Pacific, he single-handedly closed the ship’s bulkhead cease valves to maintain it operational.
Per the Navy Corridor of Honor:
Quotation: For extraordinary braveness and conspicuous heroism above and past the decision of responsibility whereas in control of a restore celebration throughout an assault on the united statesNeosho by enemy Japanese aerial forces on 7 Might 1942. Missing help due to accidents to the opposite members of his restore celebration and severely wounded himself, Peterson, with no concern for his personal life, closed the bulkhead cease valves and in so doing acquired extra burns which resulted in his demise. His spirit of self-sacrifice and loyalty, attribute of a advantageous seaman, was consistent with the very best traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life within the service of his nation.
“His spirit of self-sacrifice and concern for his fellow crewmates was consistent with the best traditions of the Navy,” Hegseth shared.
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I’m happy to announce that the USA Navy is renaming the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.
We’re taking the politics out of ship naming. pic.twitter.com/2ypwAQGdAl
— Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) June 27, 2025
